As questions continue to linger as to why the police were unable to protect hundreds of persons who were stranded during the October 11 Agricola protest from criminal elements, security expert and opposition leader, retired Brigadier David Granger puts it down to bad policing.
Granger, a former member of the Disciplinary Forces Commission said that from his assessment there was an inadequate number of policemen who were unable to bring the protestors under control during the early stages. Another failing of the force, he said, was the inability to anticipate the gravity of the disturbance.
There had been reports that persons were robbed of valuables and vehicles damaged during the unrest and although police have not
